floating rates

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• Floating interest rate — A floating interest rate, also known as a variable rate or adjustable rate, refers to any type debt instrument, such as a loan, bond, mortgage, or credit, that does not have a fixed rate of interest over the life of the instrument. Such debt… …   Wikipedia

• Floating exchange rate — Floating rate may also refer to a floating interest rate applied to a loan or other lending product. A floating exchange rate or a flexible exchange rate is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currency s value is allowed to fluctuate… …   Wikipedia

• Floating rate note — Floating rate notes (FRNs) are bonds that have a variable coupon, equal to a money market reference rate, like LIBOR or federal funds rate, plus a spread. The spread is a rate that remains constant. Almost all FRNs have quarterly coupons, i.e.… …   Wikipedia

• floating — float·ing adj 1: not presently committed or invested floating capital 2: short term and usu. not funded floating debt 3: having no fixed value or rate floatin …   Law dictionary

• floating-rate note — ( FRN) A medium term instrument with a coupon rate that floats up or down based upon changes to an index or reference rate. Often, FRNs are tied to LIBOR. American Banker Glossary ( FRN) note whose interest payment ( interest payments) varies… …   Financial and business terms

• floating rate — interest rate that is reset periodically, usually every couple of months or sometimes daily. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A rate of interest which varies over time, depending on market rates of interest. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial …   Financial and business terms

• Floating Price — The leg of a swap that is based on a fluctuating interest rate. In a plain vanilla interest rate swap, there are two streams of cash flows. Each stream is based on the same amount of notional principal, but one stream pays interest on that… …   Investment dictionary

• floating — / fləυtɪŋ/ noun ♦ floating of a company the act of starting a new company by selling shares in it on the Stock Exchange ■ adjective which is not fixed ● floating exchange rates ● the floating pound ▪▪▪ ‘…in a world of floating exchange rates the… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• Floating city (science fiction) — In science fiction, floating cities are settlements that strictly use buoyancy to remain in the atmosphere of a planet. However the term generally refers to any city that is flying, hovering, or otherwise suspended in the air via any means… …   Wikipedia

• floating — adjective Date: 1600 1. buoyed on or in a fluid 2. located out of the normal position < a floating kidney > 3. a. continually drifting or changing position < the floating population > b. not presently committed or invested < floating capital > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Floating Interest Rate — An interest rate that is allowed to move up and down with the rest of the market or along with an index. This contrasts with a fixed interest rate, in which the interest rate of a debt obligation stays constant for the duration of the agreement.… …   Investment dictionary